SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1898. 
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Flower and Vegetable Seed Novelties. 
The spice of the garden is in its novelties. No matter how many favorites we have among the standard 
varieties we all find the Novelties to be the most interesting, and we watch their blooming with eagerness. 
The first question asked us by our friends is, 44 Have you any Novelties to be seen?” and ** How are you 
yleased with the Novelties this year?” Our customers are never disappointed in our Flower and Vegetable 
&eod Novelties for we are careful to test them thoroughly and prove their merits before offering. Not over ten 
per cent, of the European novelties are worthy of introduction here and we have always protected our patrons 
from being imposed upon by making thorough tests and offering only such as are of real merit. 
jNfeW Gerjtatireas. 
For an early summer garden flower nothing surpasses 
these superb new Centaureas. Each plant produces scores 
of flowers which are borne on long wiry stems, and are ex¬ 
ceedingly graceful, while for cutting, for vases, or corsage 
wearing, no flower can surpass them. Flowers 2 to 3 inches 
across, of the most lovely texture and superb fragrance. 
Sow seed in open ground very early ; the plants will soon be 
up and blooming and continue for several months. Their 
beauty and value may be judged when we say that they are 
superior in every way to Carnations, not only in beauty and 
usefulness for cutting, but in fragrance as well. They grow 
like a weed in any situation. Per pkt. 
Pure White— Perfectly exquisite. 10 
Odorata Purple— Fine lilac contrasting finely. 10 
Chameleon— Fine yellow. 15 
llxed, All Colors . 15 
Passitlom Gracilis. 
This “ Fairy Passion Vine,” is a charming annual; it 
bas pretty light green leaves, and is a very dainty and grace- 
£til thing, for hanging baskets, pots or trellises; will grow 
to the height of 5 or 6 feet out of doors: the flowers are white, 
measuring 1% to 2 inches across; are followed by seed fruits 
from 1 to 2 inches in length,”at first light green shaded white; 
when ripe they turn bright shining red and burst open, dis¬ 
closing fiery scarlet seeds; the entire plant becomes covered 
with these fruits and the effect is very pretty indeed ; it 
ffr ows readily from seed and blooms early. Pkt., 20c. 
“Shoo-FIy” Plaqt. 
An important new plant of the Physilis family. It is 
claimed that flies will not stay in a room where it is growing 
if they can conveniently escape, and our tests show such to 
be the case, though what there is about it that repulses them 
is not clear, as the plant or flower has no odor. Aside from 
this most remarkable quality it is a most beautiful flowering 
F lant, and blooms in a very short time (60) days from seed. 
t is particularly valuable as a winter bloomer, the blossoms 
being large, cup-shaped, and of a lovely light blue color with 
a white center. It is a profuse bloomer in pots both summer 
and winter. In the garden in grows too rank and weedy to 
be of any special value, but as a pot plant it is exquisite. 
Pkt., 15c.; 3 pkts. for 30c. 
